Posts published in “Bangladesh”

by Mohammad Jamil Khan in The Daily Star, July 6, 2018 At least eight authorised arms dealers in the country are involved in a syndicate that sells weapons to criminals, claimed law enforcers. They sell legally imported and illegal firearms to people with no licences. Police in the last four months have been able to arrest three of the eight dealers, the manager of one of the dealer’s shop, and recovered 28 firearms and 2,810…

by Mahadi Al Hasnat & Fahim Reza Shovon in Dhaka Tribune, July 5, 2018 Despite initially collaborating with quota reform activists when the movement began, leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League now seem to have retreated from their previous stance on the issue – choosing instead to stand against the reformists. Insiders say this change in stance is mostly to show obedience to the ruling party, especially when the new central committee of Chhatra…

Report in The daily star, July 5, 2018 Two suspects in Awami League leader Farhad Hossain murder case were killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in Dhaka’s Badda area early today. Deceased Nur Islam and Amit were involved win the murder of Farhad Hossain, general secretary of AL’s Badda unit, Mashiur Rahman, deputy commissioner of Detective Branch (North), told The Daily Star. Farhad Hossain, 52, was gunned down when he came out of Baitus…

report in Dhaka Tribune, July 4th, 2018 Two suspected drug peddlers have been killed in alleged gunfights in Mymensingh and Jessore. Mymensingh police claimed that 38-year-old Jalal Uddin was accused in six drugs-related cases. The ‘gunfight’ took place around 2:15am on Wednesday, the district Detective Branch Officer-in-Charge Ashiqur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune. He said a team of DB and police raided Bhaluka upazila’s Habirbari area to arrest a gang of drug dealers. After a…

report in Prothom Alo, June 3, 2018 Dhaka: Sajeeb Wazed JoyPrime minister’s ICT affairs adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy on Monday said it seems that the US Embassy in Dhaka has become a ‘mouthpiece’ for the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). He said they (US Embassy) are parroting BNP’s claims about the recent civic polls in Gazipur and emphasizing irregularities, while making absolutely no comment on the BNP’s attempt to cause violence in that election. “The current…

report in Dhaka Tribune online, July 2, 2018 at 11:51 am The Supreme Court has upheld its previous order staying the High Court order that granted bail to BNP chief Khaleda Zia in a murder case filed over the Comilla arson attack. A four-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order on Monday. The court disposed of the leave-to-appeal petition filed by the state. According to the…

report in The daily star, July 2, 2018 Five students demanding civil service quota reforms were injured as attack on quota reformists allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) members continued for the third consecutive day today. Witnesses claimed that the BCL men also forcibly picked up Faruk Hosen, joint convener of Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Adhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad, on a motorcycle during the incident, our correspondent reports. Witnesses claim that BCL men forcibly pick up Faruk…

Report in The daily star, July 1, 2018 by Shariful Islam and Mohammad Jamil Khan Socio-political campaigns against militancy get momentum after a major terror attack but fizzle out when the situation comes under control. Then a laid-back attitude prevails until terrorists regroup and strike again. This has been the case in Bangladesh for the last one decade despite calls from local and foreign experts for relentless multi-pronged and long-term efforts to curb extremism. Even…

report in The daily star, July 1, 2018 Police found the involvement of 21 militants in the Gulshan café attack and will press charges against eight of them as the rest are dead. “Two of the eight, who will be named in the charge sheet, are still on the run,” said Monirul Islam, chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the DMP. Five of the 21 militants were killed inside the upscale…

by Badiuzzaman Bay in The Daily Star, June 29, 2018 The writer is a member of the editorial team at The Daily Star And so, the long-anticipated election that has brought together familiar foes for yet another battle of wits and wagers is finally over. The election to Gazipur City Corporation (GCC), the largest in the country in terms of size, was held on June 26. On paper, it was a local government election of…